Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Creative Housing Solutions
As housing prices reach hit "crisis" levels, many cities are launching innovative initiatives to provide affordable housing.
Another County Abolishes Planning Commission
In what is starting to seem like a national trend, another municipal government terminates it planning commission and land-use plan.
WTC: One Plan Is Superior
Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin argues that Libeskind's plan for the former World Trade Center is superior to the others.
Wilting Greens
The World Summit on Sustainable Development disappointed environmentalists -- and heartened the poor.
New Customized Electronic Billboards
Like a page from a science fiction novel, new billboards are coming to Northern California that personalize freeway ads based on the wealth of the drivers.